Senior Product Designer

Responsibilities

• Regularly challenge PRDs before executing : reframe problems, propose alternative solution directions, and push back when the initial framing isn't right. Bring your own data, user insight, or competitive context when you do - not just instinct.
• Design highly polished, visually compelling interfaces with a strong point of view on typography, color, layout, visual hierarchy, and motion - across mobile and responsive web.
• Run rigorous multi-directional explorations before converging, and know how to sell a direction with a well-constructed rationale grounded in user outcomes and business impact - not just aesthetics.
• Drive design system evolution for your surface area - contributing new patterns, documenting usage, and coordinating with engineering to validate before shipping.
• Lead and participate in design critiques , giving specific, principled feedback tied to design principles and user outcomes.
• Hold the detail bar : every interaction, state, edge case, and visual decision is considered before handoff.

Requirements

• 6-10 years of product design experience , with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and evidence of problem-framing - not just execution. Bonus points if the portfolio shows how your design work moved a metric or changed a product strategy.
• A track record of finding problems before they're assigned . You've identified a significant opportunity, built the case for it, and driven it to the roadmap - not just executed on what was handed to you.
• Comfort operating with autonomy in a fast-moving startup environment - you define the process, not wait for it. That includes knowing when to move fast with a working prototype and when to slow down and pressure-test the problem.
• Hands-on fluency with AI design, prototyping, and coding tools . You've used AI tools like to build functional demos or production-adjacent prototypes. You're not waiting for engineering to validate whether an idea is buildable - you test it yourself first.
• A strong eye for typography, color, layout, and motion, with the ability to articulate why each decision serves the user and the product.
• Experience designing consumer-facing mobile and web products ; comfort moving fluidly across fidelity levels without losing quality at any stage.
• A demonstrated design systems contributor - someone who thinks in reusable patterns and has added meaningfully to a shared component library.
• Proficiency in Figma; strong prototyping instincts, especially for interaction and motion concepts that are hard to communicate statically.
• The ability to build cross-functional buy-in using evidence and clear rationale - not just preference or aesthetics.
• A low-ego collaborator who raises the bar through critique, mentorship, and shared craft standards.
• Base Range
• $190,000 - $

Benefits

Additional Information

Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money. We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially. Why Kikoff: This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

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